Accelerating SAP ECC on HANA Migration to AWS Cloud for a Global Construction Machinery Manufacturer

A global construction machinery manufacturer operating across multiple regions relied on a mission-critical SAP ECC on HANA landscape hosted on-premises. As the organization expanded SAP adoption globally, their infrastructure began to limit scalability, system agility, and disaster recovery capabilities.

The company initiated a strategic cloud migration initiative to modernize its SAP environment and prepare for future SAP S/4HANA transformation and global digital operations.

Client Profile

Attribute	Details
Industry	Construction Machinery
Region	Japan
SAP Landscape	ECC on HANA
Modules	FI/CO, MM, SD, PP, QM, PM
Deployment	On-Premise → AWS Cloud

Business Challenge

The CIO’s team faced several modernization challenges:

• Limited infrastructure scalability for global operations

• Increasing maintenance costs of on-premise SAP landscape

• Need for higher resilience and faster recovery capabilities

• Complex migration risks for a highly integrated SAP ecosystem

The organization needed a secure, low-risk migration strategy that minimized downtime while ensuring business continuity.

Eitekh Solution

Eitekh designed and executed a structured SAP ECC on HANA to AWS migration strategy using a three-system landscape and multiple rehearsals to mitigate risks.

Key activities included:

Migration Activity	Description
System Environment Analysis	Comprehensive assessment of the existing SAP infrastructure
Migration Architecture Design	Designed AWS migration architecture with fail-safe deployment approach
System Copy Execution	Performed system copy from on-premise to AWS
SAP Solution Manager Deployment	Implemented monitoring and Early Watch Alert
SAP Router Setup	Secured remote connectivity and system access

The project included two full migration rehearsals, ensuring a seamless production cutover.

Results & Business Impact

The successful migration delivered measurable improvements:

Impact	Result
Infrastructure Scalability	Elastic AWS environment supports future expansion
System Availability	Improved resilience and disaster recovery
Operational Efficiency	Reduced infrastructure maintenance overhead
Modernization Readiness	Foundation established for future S/4HANA migration

Strategic Value for SAP Modernization

By migrating ECC on HANA to AWS, the organization established a cloud-ready SAP architecture that supports future S/4HANA transformation, global digital operations, and advanced analytics initiatives.

Eitekh’s structured migration methodology ensured a secure, low-downtime transition, enabling the client’s IT leadership to focus on innovation rather than infrastructure management.